Frog Blog

i have a couple of goals-- some short term, some long term. one of them is to take some chances on new music. i always seem to read about bands but rarely buy cds anymore due to high cost and the likely chance that i'll hate 75 percent of the songs. case in point-- i bought gwen stefani's album and i think most of it sucks, and not just because i was expecting it to be like no doubt. it's just too manic for me. maybe when i'm in a manic mood or when i'm jogging or something. i like about 50 percent of the songs. luckily, it only cost me $9-- and i believe there are 10 songs so if i'd downloaded the whole album from itunes i would have paid an extra buck. (i think-- maybe itunes offers a slight discount if you download a whole cd than just 99 cents a song? have to look into that).

but anyway. another cd i took a chance on yesterday is "give up" by the postal service. i've never heard death cab for cutie and didn't know that lead singer sings in postal service or anything, so it was a true gamble for $12. but i like it. it reminds me of driving music. i've taken similar gambles recently on the thrills and the new u2 album (although that and coldplay are sure-wins, even though i think the new coldplay album kinda sucks) as well as singles i picked up overseas: rilo kiley (yum), the chalets (like the b-52s on crack), the corals (happy), snoop dogg and justin timberlake (excellent), kylie minogue (shoo-in). yeah, i'm way behind the times. i'm wondering about interpol and snow patrol and the shins. thank god i'm not a hipster and i've been away. but who needs excuses? good music is good music. i'm open.